Weather Records on 3 June 1952

469 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 June 1952. Highest significance: Clayoquot, CA.

Key Facts for 3 June 1952

On 3 June 1952, 469 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 443 daily.
Clayoquot set a daily record precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 3 June 1952.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

469 stations

469 station records on 3 June 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 June 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bamfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hilsa	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wihareja	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

469 records

Records set or tied on 3 June 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 327.

Records on 3 June 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 June 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 443.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

407 broken records

Margins by which the 407 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 June 1952

Top 20 records on 3 June 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 1952	Clayoquot, CA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1952	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1952	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1952	Douglas Smelter, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1952	Smithton (Grant Street), AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1952	Leslie Canyon, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1952	Bisbee, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1952	Currie Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1952	Naracoopa, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1952	Rosebery, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1952	Alpine, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1952	Sharpes Siding, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1952	Zion Np, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1952	Osterley, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1952	Irishtown, AU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1952	Franklin, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1952	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1952	Bamfield, CA	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1952	Salimpur, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1952	Jemez Springs, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1796 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1952. 1952 had 469 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 06-03 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1810	3
1822	1
1825	1
1843	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	1
1863	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	8
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	2
1886	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	1
1898	12
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	10
1904	4
1905	5
1906	15
1907	31
1908	15
1909	35
1910	31
1911	15
1912	22
1913	13
1914	30
1915	32
1916	189
1917	18
1918	45
1919	84
1920	53
1921	42
1922	41
1923	340
1924	220
1925	264
1926	208
1927	186
1928	314
1929	466
1930	246
1931	209
1932	266
1933	433
1934	457
1935	157
1936	500
1937	256
1938	270
1939	329
1940	253
1941	328
1942	366
1943	897
1944	434
1945	997
1946	563
1947	502
1948	502
1949	403
1950	513
1951	634
1952	469
1953	444
1954	494
1955	421
1956	946
1957	553
1958	446
1959	411
1960	509
1961	863
1962	528
1963	520
1964	290
1965	296
1966	534
1967	579
1968	581
1969	703
1970	1,067
1971	505
1972	428
1973	511
1974	398
1975	415
1976	546
1977	574
1978	737
1979	779
1980	886
1981	1,169
1982	944
1983	648
1984	680
1985	1,074
1986	1,302
1987	796
1988	933
1989	816
1990	1,080
1991	1,350
1992	1,065
1993	994
1994	666
1995	891
1996	837
1997	753
1998	2,115
1999	1,012
2000	1,042
2001	879
2002	1,134
2003	1,167
2004	1,014
2005	1,054
2006	1,109
2007	867
2008	1,241
2009	691
2010	876
2011	1,167
2012	883
2013	678
2014	618
2015	532
2016	584
2017	465
2018	798
2019	525
2020	790
2021	1,588
2022	471
2023	764
2024	703
2025	586
2026	451

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Data for records on 1952-06-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	306
10 to 20	58
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1